Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
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Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
Remarks | |||||||
26 Sep 1966 02:58 |
Lambda 4S | Kagoshima Pad L | JAXA | ||||
L-4S-1 | JAXA | 26 Sep | Launch failure | ||||
20 Dec 1966 02:20 |
Lambda 4S | Kagoshima Pad L | JAXA | ||||
L-4S-2 | JAXA | 20 Dec | Launch failure | ||||
22 September 1969 02:10[1] |
Lambda 4S | Kagoshima L | ISAS | ||||
Ōsumi-4 | ISAS | Low Earth | Test flight | 22 September 1969 | Failure | ||
16 February 1971 04:00:00 |
Mu-3S | Kagoshima LA-M | ISAS | ||||
Tansei 1 | ISAS | Low Earth | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
28 September 1971 04:00:00 |
Mu-3S | Kagoshima LA-M | ISAS | ||||
Shinsei | ISAS | Low Earth | Solar Ionospheric |
In orbit | Successful | ||
17 February 1980 00:40 |
Mu-3S | Kagoshima LA-M | ISAS | ||||
Tansei-4 | ISAS | Low Earth | Technology | 12 May 1983 | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of Mu-3S | |||||||
22 February 1980 08:35 |
N-I | Tanagashima LA-O | NASDA | ||||
Ayame-2 | NASDA | Intended: Geostationary Achieved: Transfer |
Technology | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
Spacecraft's apogee motor malfunctioned | |||||||
11 February 1981 08:30 |
N-II | Tanegashima Osaki | NASDA | ||||
Kiku 3 (ETS-IV) | NASDA | Geostationary transfer | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of N-II; satellite ceased operations on 24 December 1984 | |||||||
21 February 1981 00:30 |
Mu-3S | Kagoshima LA-M | ISAS | ||||
Hinotori (ASTRO-A) | ISAS | Low Earth | Astronomy | 11 July 1991 | Successful | ||
10 August 1981 20:03 |
N-II | Tanegashima Osaki | NASDA | ||||
Himawari 2 | JMA | Geostationary | Weather | In orbit | Successful | ||
Operated until February 1988 | |||||||
21 February 1989 23:30 |
Mu-3S-II | Uchinoura | ISAS | ||||
EXOS-D Akebono | ISAS | Low Earth | Aurora observation | In orbit | Successful | ||
5 September 1989 19:11 |
H-I | Tanegashima LA-N | Mitsubishi | ||||
GMS-4 | NASDA | Geosynchronous | Weather satellite | In orbit | Successful | ||
24 January 1990 11:46 |
Mu-3S-II | Uchinoura | ISAS | ||||
Hiten | ISAS | Lunar probe | 11 April 1993 | Successful | |||
Hagoromo | ISAS | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
First Japanese lunar mission Hagoromo suffered a transmitter malfunction prior to selenocentric orbit injection | |||||||
7 February 1990 01:33 |
H-I | Tanegashima LA-N | Mitsubishi | ||||
MOS 1B | NASDA | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
DEBUT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful | |||
JAS-1B | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
28 August 1990 09:05 |
H-1 | Tanegashima LA-N | Mitsubishi | ||||
BS 3A | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Successful | |||
11 February 1992 01:50 |
H-I | Tanegashima LA-N | NASDA | ||||
JERS-1 | NASDA | Sun-synchronous | Earth observation | 3 December 2001 | Successful | ||
Final flight of H-I | |||||||
20 February 1993 02:20 |
Mu-3S-II | Kagoshima LA-M1 | ISAS | ||||
ASCA (ASTRO-D) | ISAS | Low Earth | Astronomy | 2 March 2001 | Successful | ||
3 February 1994 22:00 |
H-II | Tanegashima LA-Y | NASDA | ||||
OREX (Ryusei) | NASDA | Low Earth | Reentry experiment | 3 February | Successful | ||
VEP (Myojo) | NASDA | Geosynchronous transfer | Monitor rocket performance | In orbit | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of H-II rocket and first launch from LA-Y | |||||||
28 August 1994 07:50 |
H-II | Tanegashima LA-Y | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | ||||
Kiku 6 (ETS-6) | NASDA | Intended: Geosynchronous Actual: Geosynchronous transfer |
Technology development | In orbit | Partial launch failure | ||
Apogee motor failed to ignite, some experiments successful | |||||||
15 January 1995 13:45 |
Mu-3SII | Uchinoura | ISAS | ||||
Express 1 | ISAS | Low Earth | Material research | 15 January | Failure | ||
Final flight of Mu-3SII Second stage control malfunction, decayed from orbit shortly after launch over Ghana; Spacecraft intended to be recovered | |||||||
18 March 1995 08:01 |
H-II | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI[2][need quotation to verify] | ||||
Space Flyer Unit | NASDA | Low Earth | Materials research | 20 January 1996 07:42 |
Successful | ||
Himawari 5 | NASDA | Low Earth | Weather satellite | In orbit | Operational | ||
Space Flyer Unit retrieved by Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-72 in January 1996 | |||||||
17 August 1996 01:58 |
H-II | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | NASDA | ||||
ADEOS (Midori) | NASDA | Low Earth | Atmospheric research | In orbit | Operational | ||
JAS-2 (Fuji-2) | JARL | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
12 February 1997 04:50 |
M-V | Uchinoura | ISAS | ||||
HALCA (MUSES-B) | ISAS | Medium Earth | Astronomy | In orbit | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of M-V; Mission concluded in November 2005 | |||||||
27 November 1997 21:27 |
H-II | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | |||||
TRMM | NASA | Low Earth | Environmental research | 16 June 2015 06:55[4] |
Successful | ||
Hikoboshi (ETS-7) | NASDA | Low Earth | Docking test | 13 November 2015[5] | Successful | ||
Orihime (ETS-7) | NASDA | Low Earth | Docking test | 13 November 2015[5] | Successful | ||
The two ETS satellites docked on 7 July 1998[3] | |||||||
21 February 1998 07:55 |
H-II | Tanegashima LA-Y | NASDA | ||||
Kakehashi (COMETS) | NASDA | Intended: Geosynchronous Actual: Medium Earth |
Communications | In orbit | Partial Failure | ||
Upper stage failure led to lower orbit than planned | |||||||
3 July 1998 18:12 |
M-V | Uchinoura | ISAS | ||||
Nozomi (PLANET-B) | ISAS | Intended: Areocentric Actual: Heliocentric |
Mars orbiter | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
Gravity assist produced less velocity than expected, spacecraft ran out of fuel trying to compensate | |||||||
15 November 1999 07:29 |
H-II | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | NASDA | ||||
MTSAT | NASDA | Intended: Geosynchronous | Weather/Communications | 15 November | Launch Failure | ||
Final flight of H-II First stage malfunction | |||||||
10 February 2000 01:30 |
M-V | Uchinoura | ISAS | ||||
ASTRO-E | ISAS | Intended: Low Earth | Astronomy | 10 February | Launch failure | ||
Loss of control during first stage burn | |||||||
29 August 2001 07:00 |
H-IIA 202 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | |||||
LRE | NASDA | Geostationary transfer | Orbit determination | In orbit | Successful | ||
VEP-2 | NASDA | Geostationary transfer | Boilerplate spacecraft | In orbit | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of H-IIA | |||||||
4 February 2002 02:45 |
H-IIA 2024 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | ||||
MDS-1 | JAXA | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful | ||
DASH | JAXA | Geosynchronous | Re-entry demonstration | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
Maiden flight of H-IIA 2024. DASH failed to separate from payload adapter. | |||||||
10 September 2002 08:20 |
H-IIA 2024 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | |||||
USERS | JAXA | Low Earth | Microgravity experiments | 15 June 2007 19:56 |
Successful | ||
DRTS | NASDA | Geostationary | Communications | In orbit | Successful | ||
14 December 2002 23:04 |
H-IIA 202 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | |||||
Adeos 2 | NASDA | Low Earth | Environmental research | In orbit | Operational | ||
Mu-Labsat | NASDA | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | ||
RITE | NASDA | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | ||
RITE | NASDA | Low Earth | Technology development | In orbit | Operational | ||
FedSat | Centre for Satellite Systems | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
WEOS (Kanta-Kun) | Chiba Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Landsat | In orbit | Operational | ||
RITE deployed by Mu-Labsat on 14 March 2003 at 01:40 and 01:50 UTC | |||||||
28 March 2003 01:27 |
H-IIA 2024 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | |||||
IGS-1A | Japanese Government | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 18 July 2014 | Successful | ||
IGS-1B | Japanese Government | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | 26 July 2012 | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
IGS-1B lost power in 2007, and concluded operations after just over half of its design life[6] | |||||||
9 May 2003 04:29 |
M-V | Uchinoura | |||||
Hayabusa (MUSES-C) | ISAS | Heliocentric | Asteroid sample-return probe | 13 June 2010 | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
MINERVA | ISAS | Heliocentric | Asteroid lander | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
Explored asteroid 1998 SF36 | |||||||
29 November 2003 04:33 |
H-IIA 2024 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | |||||
IGS-2A | Japanese Government | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | T+60 seconds | Launch failure | ||
IGS-2B | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||||
SRB failed to separate. Destroyed by RSO. | |||||||
26 February 2005 09:25 |
H-IIA 2022 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | JAXA | ||||
Himawari 6 (MTSAT 1R) | MLIT/JMA | Geosynchronous | ATC/Weather | In orbit | Operational | ||
Maiden flight of H-IIA 2022 | |||||||
10 July 2005 03:30 |
M-V | Uchinoura | JAXA | ||||
Suzaku (ASTRO-EII) | JAXA | Low Earth | X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||
24 January 2006 01:33 |
H-IIA 2022 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | JAXA[9] | ||||
Daichi (ALOS) | JAXA | Sun-synchronous | Remote Sensing | In orbit | Partial spacecraft failure Operational | ||
Poor quality images returned due to attitude control and noise problems[7] was resolved by software adjustment.[8] | |||||||
18 February 2006 06:27 |
H-IIA 2024 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | RSC[10][11] | ||||
MTSAT-2 | MILT/JMA | Geosynchronous | ATC/Weather | In orbit | Operational | ||
Last launch conducted by RSC | |||||||
21 February 2006 21:28:00 |
M-V | Uchinoura | JAXA | ||||
Akari (ASTRO-F) | JAXA | Sun-synchronous | IR astronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||
Cute-1.7+APD | TiTech | Low Earth | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | ||
Cute-1.7+APD is a 2U CubeSat | |||||||
11 September 2006 04:35 |
H-IIA 202 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | JAXA | ||||
IGS-3A | CSICE | Low Earth | Optical imaging | 29 October 2016 | |||
22 September 2006 21:36:00 |
M-V | Uchinoura | JAXA | ||||
Hinode (SOLAR-B) | JAXA | Sun-synchronous | Solar | In orbit | Operational | ||
HIT-SAT | HIT | Low Earth | Technology | 18 June 2008 08:48 |
Successful | ||
SSSAT | JAXA | Solar sail | 26 September | Spacecraft failure | |||
Final flight of M-V rocket and Mu family, SSSat failed to establish communications with ground[12] | |||||||
18 December 2006 06:32 |
H-IIA 204 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | JAXA | ||||
Kiku-8 (ETS-VIII) | JAXA | Geosynchronous | Technology | In orbit | Successful | ||
Maiden flight of H-IIA 204, full spacecraft antenna deployment one day late[13] | |||||||
24 February 2007 04:41[15] |
H-IIA 2024 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | JAXA | ||||
IGS-Radar 2[15] | CSICE | Sun-synchronous | Reconnaissance | 13 April 2014 | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
IGS-Optical 3V[15] | CSICE | Sun-synchronous | Reconnaissance Technology |
12 November 2013 02:31 |
Successful | ||
IGS-Radar 2 failed on 29 August 2010 due to battery problems[14] | |||||||
14 September 2007 01:31:01[16] |
H-IIA 2022 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Mitsubishi | ||||
Kaguya (SELENE) | JAXA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Operational | ||
Okina (RStar) | JAXA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | 12 February 2009 08:46 |
Successful | ||
Ouna (VStar) | JAXA | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Operational | ||
23 February 2008 08:55[17] |
H-IIA 2024 | Tanegashima LA-Y | Mitsubishi | ||||
WINDS (Kizuna) | JAXA / NICT | Geosynchronous | Communications Technology |
In orbit | Successful[18] | ||
23 January 2009 03:54[20] |
H-IIA 202 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Mitsubishi | ||||
Ibuki (GOSAT) | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Climatology | In orbit | Operational | ||
SDS-1 | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful[21] | ||
Sohla-1 (Maido-1) | SOHLA[22] | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful[23] | ||
Raijin (Sprite-Sat)[24] | Tohoku University | Low Earth (SSO) | Sprite research | In orbit | Spacecraft failure[19] | ||
Kagayaki[25] | Sorun[26] | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Spacecraft failure[19] | ||
Hitomi (PRISM)[27] | University of Tokyo | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
Kukai (STARS)[28][29] | Kagawa University | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Spacecraft failure[19] | ||
Kiseki (KKS-1)[30] | TMCIT | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Spacecraft failure[19] | ||
Raijin failed to respond to commands from ground following electromagnetic boom deployment, Kagayaki failed to contact ground, STARS tether deployment failed, Kiseki failed to respond to commands from ground.[19] | |||||||
10 September 2009 17:01:46[31] |
H-IIB | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | JAXA[32] | ||||
HTV-1 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 1 November 21:26 |
Successful | ||
Maiden flight of H-IIB and H-II Transfer Vehicle, first launch from LA-Y2. | |||||||
28 November 2009[33] 01:21 |
H-IIA 202 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Mitsubishi | ||||
IGS Optical 3[34] | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful[35] | ||
20 May 2010 21:58:22[38] |
H-IIA 202 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | ||||
Akatsuki (Planet-C) | JAXA | Intended: Cytherocentric Actual: Heliocentric, corrected to Cytherocentric |
Venus orbiter | In orbit | Operational after partial spacecraft failure | ||
IKAROS | JAXA | Heliocentric | Solar sail | In orbit | Successful | ||
⚀ Waseda-SAT2 | Waseda | Low Earth | Earth observation | 15 August[39] | Spacecraft failure[36][40] | ||
⚀ Hayato (K-Sat)[41] | Kagoshima | Low Earth | Earth observation | 28 June[42] – 14[43] July | Partial spacecraft failure | ||
⚀ Negai☆'' | Soka | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 26 June[44] | Successful | ||
Shin'en (UNITEC-1)[45] | UNISEC | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Spacecraft failure[36][46] | ||
DCAM-1 | JAXA | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful | ||
DCAM-2 | JAXA | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful | ||
Waseda-SAT2 never contacted ground, Hayato affected by communications problems, contact lost with Shin'en on 21 May, unclear if data has been received since.[36] DCAM spacecraft deployed from IKAROS and used to observe deployment of the solar sail.[37] Akatsuki malfunctioned during Cytherocentric orbit insertion, and failed to enter orbit. It managed to orbit around Venus five years later. | |||||||
11 September 2010[47] 11:17 |
H-IIA 202[48] | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | ||||
QZSS-1 (Michibiki) | JAXA | Tundra | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
22 January 2011 05:37:57[49] |
H-IIB | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | JAXA [citation needed] | ||||
Kounotori 2 (HTV-2) | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 30 March | Successful | ||
23 September 2011 04:36:50 |
H-IIA | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | ||||
IGS Optical 4 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Successful[50] | ||
12 December 2011 01:21 |
H-IIA | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | ||||
IGS Radar 3 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance (radar) | In orbit | Operational | ||
17 May 2012 16:39 |
H-IIA | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | ||||
GCOM-W1 | JAXA / NASA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational[51] | ||
Arirang-3 | KARI | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational[51] | ||
SDS-4 | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational[51] | ||
Horyu-2 | KIT | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration Amateur radio |
In orbit | Successful[52] | ||
21 July 2012 02:06:18[53] |
H-IIB | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | JAXA[54][55] | ||||
Kounotori 3 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 14 September | Successful[56] | ||
⚀ Raiko | Wakayama/Tohuku | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 6 August 2013[57] | Successful | ||
⚀ FITSAT-1 (Niwaka) | FIT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 4 July 2013[58] | Successful | ||
⚀ We-Wish | Meisei Electric | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 11 March 2013[59] | Successful | ||
⚀ F-1 | FPT | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | May 2013[60] | Successful[citation needed] | ||
⚀ TechEdSat | San Jose | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 5 May 2013[61] | Successful | ||
All payloads CubeSats other than Kounotori 3. CubeSats carried aboard Kounotori and deployed from the ISS. | |||||||
27 January 2013 04:40:00 |
H-IIA 202 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | Mitsubishi | ||||
IGS Radar 4 | CSIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
IGS Optical 5V | CSIC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 20 February 2019[62] | Successful | ||
3 August 2013 19:48:46 |
H-IIB | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | ||||
Kounotori 4 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 7 September | Successful | ||
⚀ TechEdSat-3p | NASA Ames | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 16 January 2014 | Successful | ||
⚀ PicoDragon | VNSC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 28 February 2014 | Successful | ||
⚀ ArduSat-1 | NanoSatisfi | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 16 April 2014 | Successful | ||
⚀ ArduSat-X | NanoSatisfi | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 15 April 2014 | Successful | ||
14 September 2013 05:00:00 |
Epsilon | Uchinoura | JAXA | ||||
Hisaki (SPRINT-A) | JAXA | Low Earth | Ultraviolet astronomy | In orbit | Operational | ||
Maiden flight of the Epsilon rocket. | |||||||
27 February 2014 18:37:00 |
H-IIA 202 | Tanegashima Y1 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | ||||
GPM-Core | JAXA / NASA | Low Earth | Environmental | In orbit | Operational | ||
Ginrei (ShindaiSat) | Shinshu University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 24 November 2014 | Successful | ||
STARS-II | Kagawa University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 26 April 2014 | |||
TeikyoSat-3 | Teikyo University | Technology demonstration / Microbiology | 25 October 2014 | Successful | |||
KSAT-2 | Kagoshima University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 18 May 2014 | Successful | ||
OPUSAT | OPU | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 24 July 2014 | |||
INVADER | Tamabi | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 2 September 2014 | Successful | ||
ITF-1 | Tsukuba Universit | Low Earth | Amateur radio | 29 June 2014 | Spacecraft failure | ||
ITF-1 failed to communicate. | |||||||
24 May 2014 03:05:14 |
H-IIA 202 | Tanegashima Y1 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | ||||
ALOS-2 | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
RISING-2 | Tohoku | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | ||
UNIFORM-1 | Wakayama University | Low Earth (SSO) | Remote sensing | In orbit | Operational | ||
SOCRATES | AES | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Successful | ||
SPROUT | Nihon | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration / Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | ||
7 October 2014 05:16:00 |
H-IIA 202 | Tanegashima Y1 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | ||||
Himawari 8 | JMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | ||
3 December 2014 04:22:04 |
H-IIA 202 | Tanegashima Y1 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | ||||
Hayabusa2 | JAXA | Heliocentric | Asteroid sample return | In orbit | Operational | ||
DCAM3 | JAXA | Heliocentric | Asteroid probe | ||||
MINERVA-II-1 Rover 1A | JAXA | Heliocentric (162173 Ryugu) | Asteroid lander | In orbit | Operational | ||
MINERVA-II-1 Rover 1B | JAXA | Heliocentric (162173 Ryugu) | Asteroid lander | In orbit | Operational | ||
MINERVA-II Rover 2 | JAXA | Heliocentric (162173 Ryugu) | Asteroid lander | ||||
MASCOT | DLR / CNES | Heliocentric (162173 Ryugu) | Asteroid lander | In orbit | Successful | ||
Shin'en 2 | Kyutech | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
Despatch (Artsat 2) | Tamabi / UT | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
PROCYON | UT | Heliocentric | Technology demonstration / Asteroid flyby | In orbit | Operational | ||
DCAM3, MINERVA-II (Rover 1A, 1B, 2), and MASCOT are carried aboard Hayabusa2 to be deployed in proximity or onto the surface of asteroid 162173 Ryugu. MINERVA-II Rover 1A and 1B were deployed on 21 September 2018. MASCOT was deployed on 3 October 2018. | |||||||
1 February 2015 01:21:00 |
H-IIA 202 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | ||||
IGS-Radar Spare | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
26 March 2015 01:21:00 |
H-IIA 202 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | ||||
IGS-Optical 5 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
19 August 2015 11:50:49 |
H-IIB | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | ||||
HTV-5 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS resupply | 29 September 2015 | Successful | ||
⚀ SERPENS | University of Brasília / Brazilian Space Agency | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 27 March 2016 | Successful | ||
⚀ S-CUBE | Chiba Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Meteor observation | 23 November 2016[64] | |||
⚀ Flock-2b × 14[65] | Planet Labs | Low Earth | Earth observation | First: 22 May 2016 Last: 17 October 2016 |
Successful (12 deployed) | ||
⚀ AAUSAT5 | Aalborg | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 15 March 2016 | Successful | ||
⚀ GOMX-3 | GomSpace | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 19 October 2016[66] | Successful | ||
CubeSats to be deployed from the International Space Station at a later date. SERPENS and S-CUBE were deployed on 17 September. AAUSAT5, GOMX-3, and Dove Flocks were deployed on 5–7 October, but two out of the fourteen Dove Flocks failed to be deployed due to a malfunction of the deployer.[63] | |||||||
24 November 2015 06:50:00 |
H-IIA 204 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | ||||
Telstar 12V | Telesat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | ||
17 February 2016 08:45:00 |
H-IIA 202 | F30 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | |||
Hitomi (ASTRO-H) | JAXA / NASA | Low Earth | X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | ||
ChubuSat-2 | Nagoya University | Low Earth | Radiation / Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | ||
ChubuSat-3 | MHI | Low Earth | Remote sensing / Space debris monitor | In orbit | Operational | ||
Horyu-4 | Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
Hitomi malfunctioned after initial checkouts, and is believed to have lost attitude control and snapped off its solar array. As of 28 April, JAXA has abandoned efforts to recover the spacecraft.[67] | |||||||
2 November 2016 06:20:00 |
H-IIA 202 | F31 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | |||
Himawari 9 | JMA | Geosynchronous | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | ||
9 December 2016 13:26:47 |
H-IIB | F6 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | |||
HTV-6 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 5 February 2017 15:06 |
Successful | ||
⚀ EGG | UTokyo | Low Earth | Technology demonstration / Re-entry Demonstration | 15 May 2017[73] | Successful | ||
⚀ TuPOD | GAUSS Srl | Low Earth | TubeSat Deployment / Amateur radio | 8 September 2017[74] | Successful | ||
⚀ / AOBA-VELOX 3 | NTU / Kyutech | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 1 November 2018[75] | Successful | ||
⚀ STARS C | Kagawa University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 3 March 2018[76] | Successful | ||
⚀ FREEDOM | Nakashimada Engineering Works / Tohoku University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 5 February 2017[77] | Successful | ||
⚀ ITF-2 | University of Tsukuba | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 3 January 2019[78] | Successful | ||
⚀ Waseda-SAT 3 | Waseda University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 6 October 2018[79] | Successful | ||
OSNSAT | Open Space Network | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 11 January 2018[80] | Successful | ||
Tancredo-1 | Escola Municipal Presidente Tancredo de Almeida Neves/INPE | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 18 October 2017[81] | Successful | ||
⚀ TechEdSat 5 | SJSU/UI | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 29 July 2017[82] | Successful | ||
⚀ Lemur-2 × 4 | Spire Global | Low Earth | AIS | First: 15 April 2018[83] Last: 5 December 2018[84] |
Successful | ||
CubeSats to be deployed at a later date. Tancredo-1 and OSNSAT are carried inside TuPOD and to be deployed from it. STARS-C was deployed on 19 December 2016. ITF-2, WASEDA-SAT3, FREEDOM, EGG, AOBA-Velox III, and TuPOD were deployed on 16 January 2017.[68] Tancredo-1 and OSNSAT were released from TuPOD on 19 January 2017.[69] Lemur-2 and TechEdSat-5 were deployed on 6–7 March 2017.[70][71][72] | |||||||
20 December 2016 11:00 |
Epsilon | Uchinoura | JAXA | ||||
Arase (ERG) | JAXA | Medium Earth (elliptical) | Magnetospherics | In orbit | Operational | ||
14 January 2017 23:33 |
SS-520[86] | Uchinoura | JAXA | ||||
TRICOM-1 | University of Tokyo | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 14 January | Launch failure | ||
Contact lost at +20 sec after launch. Aborted ignition of 2nd stage.[85] | |||||||
24 January 2017 07:44 |
H-IIA 204 | F32 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | |||
DSN-2 | DSN / JSDF | Geosynchronous | Communications (military) | In orbit | Operational | ||
17 March 2017 01:20:00 |
H-IIA 202 | F33 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | |||
IGS-Radar 5 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
1 June 2017 00:17:46 |
H-IIA 202 | F34 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | |||
QZS-2 | CAO | Tundra/Quasi-Zenith Orbit[87] | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
19 August 2017 05:29 |
H-IIA 204 | F35 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | |||
QZS-3 | CAO | Geosynchronous | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
9 October 2017 22:01:37 |
H-IIA 202 | F36 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | |||
QZS-4 | CAO | Tundra | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | ||
23 December 2017 01:26:22[88] |
H-IIA 202 | F37 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | |||
GCOM-C | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
SLATS | JAXA | Low Earth | Atmospheric sciences Technology demonstration |
1 October 2019 | Successful | ||
17 January 2018 21:06:11 |
Epsilon | Uchinoura | JAXA | ||||
ASNARO-2 | NEC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
3 February 2018 05:03 |
SS-520 | Uchinoura | JAXA | ||||
⚀ TRICOM-1R | University of Tokyo | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 21 August 2018 | Successful | ||
The smallest rocket to successfully launch a satellite. Re-flight after a launch failure in January 2017. | |||||||
27 February 2018 04:34:00 |
H-IIA 202 | F38[89] | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | |||
IGS-Optical 6 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
12 June 2018 04:20[90] |
H-IIA 202 | F39[89] | Tanegashima | MHI | |||
IGS Radar-6 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
22 September 2018 17:52:27 |
H-IIB | F7[89] | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | |||
HTV-7 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 10 November 2018 | Successful | ||
⚀ / SPATIUM-I | Kyushu Institute of Technology / Nanyang Technological University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ RSP-00 | Ryman Sat Project | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ STARS-Me | Shizuoka University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
SPATIUM-1, RSP-00, and STARS-Me are carried by HTV-7 to be deployed into orbit from the International Space Station. They were deployed into orbit on 6 October 2018. | |||||||
29 October 2018 04:08[91] |
H-IIA 202 | F40[89] | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | |||
GOSAT-2 (Ibuki 2) | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
KhalifaSat | EIAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ AUTcube2 | Aichi University of Technology | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
/ Diwata-2b | DOST / TU | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ Stars-AO | Shizuoka University | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
Ten-Koh[92] | Kyushu Institute of Technology | Low Earth | Magnetosphere observation / Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
18 January 2019 00:50:20[93] |
Epsilon | Uchinoura | JAXA | ||||
RAPIS-1 | JAXA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
ALE-1 | Astro Live Experiences | Low Earth (SSO) | Artificial meteor shower | In orbit | Operational | ||
Hodoyoshi-2 (RISESAT) | Tohoku University | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | ||
MicroDragon[94] | VNSC | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ / AOBA-VELOX 4 | Nanyang Technological University, Kyutech | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ NEXUS | Nihon University | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ OrigamiSat-1 | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
Launch of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-1 mission. | |||||||
24 September 2019 16:05[96] |
H-IIB | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | ||||
HTV-8 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 3 November 02:09[97] |
Successful | ||
⚀ NARSSCube-1 | National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ AQT-D | University of Tokyo | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
⚀ RWASAT-1 | Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | ||
The first launch attempt on 10 September, 21:33 UTC, was postponed due to a fire on the launch pad. NARSSCube-1, AQT-D, RWASAT-1 are carried to ISS inside HTV-8 for later deployment into orbit from the ISS. RWASAT-1 is Rwanda's first satellite.[95] They were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 20 November 2019. | |||||||
9 February 2020 01:34[98] |
H-IIA 202 | F41[99] | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | |||
IGS-Optical 7 | CSICE | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | ||
20 May 2020 17:31:00[100] |
H-IIB | F9 | Tanegashima LA-Y2 | MHI | |||
HTV-9 | JAXA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 20 August 07:07 |
Successful | ||
Final HTV cargo launch, and final flight of the H-IIB rocket. The HTV-X and H3 rocket will replace them, respectively. | |||||||
19 July 2020 21:58:14[101][102] |
H-IIA 202[103] | F42 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | |||
Hope (Al-Amal) | Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre | TMI to Areocentric | Mars orbiter | In orbit | En route | ||
Emirates Mars Mission; first Emirati space probe. | |||||||
29 November 2020 07:25[104][105] |
H-IIA 202 | F43 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 | MHI | |||
JDRS-1 (LUCAS)[106] | CAS / JAXA | Geosynchronous | Data relay | In orbit | Operational | ||
Japanese Optical Data Relay Satellite. |
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